TW:
- domestic violence

*February 1991*

Thomas is cooking particular vegetables for the night. He stops cooking in a minute, but once he checks the food, he hears a knock on the door.

Thomas: It's open.

Frankie: *opens the door*

Thomas: *sees him coming through the kitchen* Yo, Frankie!

Frankie: Long day at work. Again! *sits down on the chair*

Thomas: You are already laid out.

Frankie: *sighs*

Thomas: It's good to see you at the dinner with us. My honey is about to be home soon anyway.

Frankie: I'll be good after eating once I get settled in. I won't stay here that long.

The next day at the gym, Flynt was training with the coach to do the punching bag pretty much as he focused without interrupting; he had his mind to stay positive in the same way on his own. While he kept doing it, Miles came to the gym to look for him, and he found him until he walked over to him.

Miles: Flynt!

Flynt: What's up?

Miles: What are you doing here?

Flynt: Just training. Have you come here to check up on me?

Miles: *sighs* Yeah.

Flynt: Listen, I have to exercise first before I have to do my homework afterward. I can't make it myself to choose; I feel like I had to fight back, bro.

Miles: I understand what you are going through, some of these bitches in the hallway.

Flynt: It's OK with it. I've almost done it, and then I'll come over.

Miles: *hearing and sitting on the bench waiting on him*

Flynt: *continues training*

Meanwhile, Genevieve tells the group to devise the next plan while doing the same work. She has an idea to go separating ways across the city and meet back here in the same spot later in the evening. Everyone agrees, and she decides to let them go to work except Kathy because she wants her not to go anywhere.

Genevieve: You sure you know how to do this shit? It'll make you difficult.

Kathy: Ain't no problem helping, boss.

Genevieve: Do you remember what I'm saying?

Kathy: Coke will get you killed.

Genevieve: *hearing*

Kathy: *looks at her*

Genevieve: Yeah, well, you deserve it. Get to work. *passing the bag to her*

Kathy: *begins to work and walks away*

Genevieve: *chilling in the spot alone across the street*

Later, Gennifer was preparing to go somewhere in the city when she was not staying out late this time; she had to go to the library with Chandler until Officer Albert was known as her husband. He came in, headed upstairs to the room, and checked on her.

Albert: What are you heading to?

Gennifer: Oh, I was heading to the library. Let me give you a coffee before I leave. *walks out of the room*

Albert: *sits on the bed and waits for her*

Gennifer: *starts making a coffee for him*

Albert: *waiting*

Gennifer: *comes back upstairs to the room and gives the coffee to him* Here you go.

Albert: *drinks a bit and throws the cup to the wall*

Gennifer: *turns around*

Albert: Do you know why? It would be best if you no longer stuck around at your job. I'm sicking, running in your mouth in front of your friends, including me. We are going to have different rules around here.

Gennifer: I don't know what you are talking about, but you need to calm your ass down because I know you've been drinking and that I know what's happening to you a lot.

Albert: OK. That's all that matters. *stands up and gets closer while taking out the belt slowly*

Gennifer: *didn't notice while looking at him*

Albert: I wonder if you can get on your knees... *hitting the belt twice*

Gennifer: *blocked and grunts*

Albert: *keeps hitting her*

Gennifer: *grabs the belt*

Albert: Don't make this fucking harder!

Gennifer: *hearing*

Albert: *punches her*

Gennifer: *grunts and falls to the bed*

Albert: I'm not done with you, bitch. *quietly and tried to attack her*

Gennifer: *kicked him in the ball and the face before she got up in the bed quickly and ran downstairs and left the house*

Later that night, Joey is driving to Queens and on the way to looking for Big Mac cause he heard Big Mac has been around there the whole time; Big Mac has not checked on Joey for quite a while. He's already in the city to search for him.

Big Mac is chilling with the boys at the park; he knows these people from Queens unless Joey starts to lose his mind once he finds him at the park until he gets out of the car.

Joey: Nah, man. Mac!

Big Mac: *sees him* Little bros.

Joey: Where the hell you've been? I've called you several fucking times! Where were you in Queens? Are you just going to ignore me now, huh? Were you choosing the different side over me? We've family, bitch!

Big Mac: You have to stop telling me what to do! I'll call you back when my job is done. You know what, you aren't anything but a bitch, little sketchy-ass brother.

Joey: That's how it feels?

Big Mac: It's going to hurt our feelings.

Joey: Fuck you, Mac. *quietly gets back in the car and drives away*

Big Mac: *laughing and smoking*

The next day in New York, Zero, Eddie, and Vince were chilling on the basketball court while Zero watched them play one by one. They chatted and argued a bit while Zero enjoyed themselves.

Zero: You two just knock the fuck off, please? Stay focused on the ball.

Vince: He's a crybaby.

Eddie: Shut your ass up.

Vince: I know it's tricky. I learned how to move while I was taking a shot.

Eddie: Big deal, if it is easy, almost broke your ankle.

Vince: Not yet.

Eddie: Honestly, why don't you take the next step to doing your thing; what about Chandler?

Vince: I'm doing something first; she's doing Broadway cause she is already done.

Zero: What if you don't see her around on the stage? She would call you to get worried about you, and you weren't showing up.

Vince: *hearing*

Gary finished cleaning up the house and swept the floor while hanging out with the guy in his apartment; Flynt had already helped him clean as he took a break to sit on the couch to turn on the TV.

Later that night, Vince is sticking around Broadway St.; he is eating hot dogs and chilling outside on the sidewalk, just being lazy, and he has something important in mind for tomorrow. Once Chandler comes out of the shop with her friend to look around, she sees Vince a little further and approaches him.

Chandler: Vince!

Vince: *turns around and sees her*

Chandler: *smiles softly* How've you been? I never saw you on the show; I thought you were showing up.

Vince: To be fair, I had to put something different somewhere; I would not get ruined until I never came to the show.

Chandler: You should be here and watch me. That's not true.

Vince: It is true. I am busy and have bills to pay; I am having a hard time paying the rent on my house.

Chandler: Now I see. Do you think you haven't ignored me yet? I thought you were going to call me back.

Vince: That's not true.

Chandler: One time, I didn't show up in your house on Thanksgiving last year. And then, you'll pissed.

Vince: *hearing*

Chandler: *looks at him*

Vince: How many shows do you have? *looks at her*

Chandler: No more.

Vince: *hearing*

Chandler: *sees the taxi cab pulled over and gets in the car* Goodbye, Vince.

Vince: *looks at her*

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